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Council Minutes of 4/4/Q6 neighboring property line, and a patio or deck will come quite close to the adjacent industrial area. Landscaping beds and development signage have been provided at the main entrance. The base of the sign will match the stone of the individual building units. The landscaping bed will actually sit on an adjacent property pursuant to an easement. It comes around the corner, where it's split off the one parcel, there will actually be an easement to accommodate landscaping and signage. Landscaping will be provided at the front and around the partial side of each single and attached unit. Additional landscape groupings of trees, shrubs and perennials are provided in seven locations around the development. Evergreen screening is provided around the two detention basins near the French Creek and along the south property line about 300 feet from Bradley. All evergreens used for screening would be 8 feet in height at planting and will be located on the banks of the detention area so as not to impeded drainage. Trees are to be preserved in the buffer area around the rear perimeter of the site. It is anticipated, however, that some trees may be impacted. The City Forester would be involved in identifying those to be preserved. Access, parking and traffic were also discussed. The development has a single access point on Bradley Road. However, plans do show a potential location for a connection to a possible future expansion area near the hammerhead. There is visitor parking provided in five locations around the development. Sidewalks are on both sides of the street. The city had requested that the applicant submit a traffic study including trip generation figures and level of service analysis. The findings of the traffic study are that the development would not significantly impact existing levels of service at Barton/Bradley. A traffic signal analysis did not indicate that a signal is warranted at this location. As to lighting, there are 10 decorative, lantern-type style lights that have been proposed. The light poles will be 15 foot in height and will be located on the interior of the sidewalk at 150 foot intervals. There were some engineering issues that remain outstanding. The French Creek runs midway through this property so that a bridge crossing is necessary. Stormwater management will be provided by the above-ground detention basins. This then would flow into the creek. This would create an access poinr that's controlled as opposed to just running off into the creek. Yard drains between units will direct stormwater to the basins. Yard drains were added throughout the entire proposal. The land swales back from the edge of the property near industrial, so the water is retained on the site. City Engineer Cathy Becker made it clear that certain starrnwater prerequisites had not yet been met concerning the French Creek. These included missing hydraulic calculations, missing revised sanitary and storm easements, a missing landscaping plan and soil boring information, along with foundation requirement information. Councilman Gareau recommended that this information would not be submitted until a further discussion had occurred concerning rezoning of the parcel. There are two issues: rezoning and the project approval itself. The committee felt it would be not necessarily appropriate to require that expense and effort at this point without further discussion on the rezoning. The Planning Commission recommended that the street be constructed with concrete overlaid with asphalt rather than concrete alone. Curbs will be barrier curbs per the city subdivision requirements, All utilities will be placed underground. The meeting was attended by a number of area residents who spoke on numerous issues-some were on different sides of the same issue. Several residents spoke out of concern for a change in the zoning generally. Some spoke in favor of that to the adjacent residential area where the condos are, and some spoke against the rezoning and those were the property owners affected by the rezone. There was a discussion had about the concept of the rezoning being a rezoning of all parcels in the area or none at all. There was discussion had concerning the screening or buffering being insufficient as it concerns not only the condominiums but also the adjacent industrial properties. There was discussion that the rezoning would have an adverse impact upon the adjacent 6